Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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